Non-refillable bottle.



V. W. EMBREE.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLIUATION FILED 1313.11, 1914.

Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

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VERN WHEELER EMBBEE, OF GAYVILLE, SQUTH DAKOTA.

NON-REFLLABLE BOTTLE.

Application le. February l1, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, VEEN W7. Eireann, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gayville, in the county of Yankton and State of South Dakota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to non-refillable bottles; and it has for its primary object the provision of a sanitary structure of this character which may be arranged in the neck of the bottle and having a valve which will be instantly responsive to the action of any forces, such as the force of air or water or the like to eect an immediate closing of the valve against the seat during the operation of injecting such agent into the neck.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a non-ielillable device which will include an automatically closing valve and means for positively preventing the valve from being tampered with.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical section through the bottle, showing the valve closed; Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the bottle cantedv and the valve opened; Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 34-8 of Fig. l; Fig. l is a section on the line 1 -11 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

lThe bottle consists of a body 1 having a neck 2, the former and the latter being of the ordinary construction. Located Within the neck at a suitable point between the ends thereof and secured in the neck in any suitable well known manner is a cylinderlike body 3, which is provided at its lower end with a valve seat in the form of a diaphragm l having a central opening 5. At the opposite end of the cylinder 3 is a diaphragm 6 provided with an imperforate central portion 7 and an outer perforated portion 8. The said central portion 7 of the diaphragm 6 is provided with a fixed rod or post 9, and secured thereto at one end is a diaphragm 10 having a diameter less than the internal diameter of the cylindrical member 3, so that an annular space 11 is formed between the edges of the diaphragm and the adjacent walls of the mentioned member 3. rllhe post or rod 9 is of a length Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar.. 9, 1915.

serial 110. 818,078.

whereby the diaphragm 10 thereof is arranged in spaced paii'allel relation to the diaphragm el, so as to define therewith an intervening va ve chamber 12, in which a fiat disk-like valve 13 is mounted to move axially of the neck of the bottle and which under ordinary conditions is adapted by gravity to seat upon the diaphragm 4C and thereby close the opening 5 thereof. The diaphragm 10 is perforated for a purpose to be hereinafter explained. rlhe cylindrical member 3 is provided with a diaphragm let, which is located at a point between the diaphragm 6 and the diaphragm 10. This diaphragm, excepting for its immediate central portion is imperforate, the center being provided with one relatively large opening 15, through which the post or rod 9 is extended. @n reference to Fig. 1 of the drawing, it is seen that the valve 13 is seated against the vdiaphragm el, but arranged so that when the bottle is canted it will rest on the diaphragm 10, whereby to permit the liquid to flow between the space 11 and then into the chamber' A defined by the diaphragm 10 and the diaphragm 11 and then through the central opening in said diaphragm and into the space or chamber B between said diaphragm 111 and the upper diaphragm 6. The liquid is then free to pass from the neck of the bottle by way of the perforations in the said diaphragm 6, as will be understood. The space 16 in the neck of the bottle above the diaphragm 6 may be used for the ordinary reception of a stopper such as the one shown at 17 in Fig. 1. Incident to the construction mentioned it is evident that should one o'er to substitute an inferior liquid for the true contents of the bottle, the liquid as it is injected into the neck of the bottle will be conducted through the perforations in the diaphragm 10 and the full force of the liquid will be applied to the valve 13 and the latter will be instantly moved into a closed position over the opening 5 of the seat or diaphragm el. The relation of the various diaphragme referred to will minimize the possibility of an instrument or wire being inserted into the neck of the bottle and manipulated so as to lift the valve 13 from its seat.

l claim A bottle having a cylindrical body in its neck said body being provided with a diaphragm at its upper end having openings near its periphery a diaphragm at the bottom having a central opening and being further provided with an intermediate diaphragm also having a central opening, a rod arranged in the center of the said body, passing through the Central opening in the intermediate diaphragm and having its upper end attached tothe upper diaphragm, said rod having a fixed diaphragm at its lower end spaced from the bottom diaphragm and provided with openings near its periphery and a disk valve arranged in the space and movable between the bottom diaphragm and the diaphragm at the `lower end of the-said rod.

In testimony whereof I athX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VERN WHEELER EMBREE. Witnesses:

ERICE T. H. GHRISTIANSEN, MARIUS T. NrELsoN.

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